The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-12-08

his inaugural he gave as the war cry Of his
administration the words sAntagonize 'en,s
and up to that motto he has religfously
lived.
Mr. Hanna1n is OF Irish birth and par.
entage, but came to this country in 1840.
being then fifteen years Of age. The family
settled in Buffalo, N. Y, where the father
shortly after died. Young Hannafn went to
Chicago In 1850 md entered the service OF
the illinois Central railroad, remaining In
the employ OF that corporation for nine
years The outbreak OF the war found him
in Memphis, but he has sened home
and was soon Commissioned lieutenant
by Gov. Yates and proceeded to raise
q company afterward known as Company F,
S~eventy-fifth Illinois volunteers. From that
time till the close of the war Lieut. Hanna
fin served in the Army of the Cumberland,
participating in the battles Of Perryvllle.
Stone River, Lookout Mountain. and the
various engagements for which that army
was famous. He came to Dakota In 1866,
before Wyoming was cut Off from this terri
tory, and was engaged on the Union Pacific
railway. In 1872 he struck the Northern
Pacific at Brainerd. n shortly after went
to Bismarck, where he has since resided
In the early and troublesome times on the
frontier Denny Hannafin was a prominent
figure. His hair breath escapes would fill q
volume and included set-tos with Indians.
highway robbers, gamblers. ~bIacklegs Of
various Kinds. and even included disputes
with Muecoats who happened to get o little
too fresh or presume too much on their
authority. II Hannafin ever came out
second best in any Of his troubles the fact ia
not remembered by the oldest inhabitant
Gov. Hannain is a consistent Democrat,
and what is stranger, is a Prohibitionist
When Hancock was nominated Hannafin
went to New York to see him.. He told the
adjntant general now far he had travelled,
and the latter secured him q private inter-
view. Mr.. Hannafin's advice to Gen. Han
cock has been the theme of q good many
writer's, but in nearly every case what he
said was distorted or exaggerated He did
not tell the general to Stand pat" as has
that kind. What he said was this: s0en-
eral. you have been nominated on your
name n record. The men who live TN the
territories are natural politicians; If they
weren't they couldn't live there Now whan
I say to you is. DONE write one d-letter on
the tariff or finance, and keep away from
New York"
II Hancock had observed this advice he
would have come much nearer success than
he did. AS it was.Bh thanked Mr.. Hannafin,
aud said be hopedto have the pleasure OF
meeting him again when he could stand
more courtisies than he could at that time.
SWELL" replied Hannafin, syou can rest
pretty sure you'll see me agaiu-if you are
elecsed " Hannatin's faith in tile outcome
was great. and the defeat of Hancock cost
hin. in various wavs about $40, 600.
As remarked at the outset, Mr.. Hannain
Is a great antagonizer. When Church ar
rived in Bismarck after his appointment as
governor he was, introduced to DenniR
Being called upon by some one as an old
resident II a fellow Democratic make q
few suggestions to the governor, Dennis
embodied his ideas in n very few words, "a
follows: Dakota is divided lnso four seo-
tlons-North Dakota, South Dakota, tha Red
River valley aud tbs Black Htlia What.
you Want to do is to antagonize every d
one of 'em and -- all ut once
Speaking of this plan, Nj. Hannafin says
that ufter careful observation for many
years he has found that @civllity Is q failure
always a failure with the ieadera No,
sir! step on their toes If they don't like ID
let 'em take 'em out of the way"
1t is Scarcely necessary to cay that Mr.. Ham
ratin. is a well known figure around Bis
marck and is about the first individual
pointed out to the visitor looking up the
sights. ~ -